Jackson Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Walsall
Number 22
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2021–2022Kettering Town (loan) 31 (0)
2023Walsall (loan) 2 (0)
2023– Walsall 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Jackson Smith (born 14 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Walsall, as a goalkeeper.

Career

After playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Kettering Town, Smith moved on loan to Walsall in January 2023.[1][2] The move was welcomed by Walsall's first-choice goalkeeper Owen Evans.[3] He made his debut on 29 April 2023, appearing as a half-time substitute for the injured Evans, and his performance was praised by manager Mat Sadler.[4]

He signed for Walsall on a permanent deal in July 2023.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2021–22[6] Premier League 0000000000
2022–23[7] 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000001010
Kettering Town (loan) 2021–22[8] National League North 31020330
Walsall (loan) 2022–23[7] League Two 2000000020
Walsall 2023–24[9] League Two 8030103[lower-alpha 2]0150
Career total 410501040500
  1. Appearance for U21 team in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. "Walsall sign Wolves keeper Smith on loan" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. Drury, Jonny. "Walsall sign Wolves keeper Jackson Smith on loan until end of season". www.expressandstar.com.
  3. Jenkins, Paul. "Walsall's Owen Evans happy with his new goalkeeping pal". www.expressandstar.com.
  4. Jenkins, Paul. "Mat Sadler praises Walsall's Jackson Smith on EFL debut". www.expressandstar.com.
  5. "Walsall sign goalkeeper Smith from Wolves" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Games played by Jackson Smith in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Jackson Smith in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  8. Jackson Smith at Soccerway
  9. "Games played by Jackson Smith in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.